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HJ 135 Geriatricians; Joint Commission on Health Care to study access to and availability thereto.

Introduced by: Harvey B. Morgan | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Study; access to and the availability of geriatricians and ways to increase geriatrics expertise among Virginia's health professionals; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to survey the Commonwealth's three medical schools and other health professional programs in Virginia's private and public institutions of higher education to ascertain how geriatrics is covered in the curricula and what, if any, plans have been or are being made to develop specific programs focused on geriatrics or incorporating appropriate principles into the present programs for surgeons, psychiatrists, neurologists, dentists, other specialty areas, and primary care specialties. The Joint Commission must also ascertain how the known effects of aging on the immune system, the nervous system and other organ systems are approached or included in the relevant courses of various undergraduate courses for health care professionals or basic science classes for graduate and professional students. In its deliberations, the Joint Commission shall determine the adequacy of the Commonwealth's programs and whether additional projects, programs, or curriculum should be initiated in order to produce an adequate supply of geriatricians to care for Virginia's senior citizens. Upon completion of its data collection and analyses, the Joint Commission must make recommendations concerning (i) the professionals that should be encouraged to study geriatrics, (ii) additions to any medical school or higher education curriculum, (iii) the number of geriatricians in various health professions and specialties that will be needed in Virginia by 2010, and (iv) initiatives for individuals enrolled in various medical and health care education to become geriatricians. The Joint Commission must report its findings by the first day of the 2005 Session.


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